FLO4669180: Balloon plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, and goosefoot. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4671033: Death's Head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and oak hawkmoth, Marumba quercus. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas' Natural History of European Butterflies, Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres d'Europe, 1864. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4669753: Additional Library at the British Museum. The British Museum had 13 miles of shelves and its catalog of books ran to 61 folio volumes. Steel engraving by Radclyffe after an illustration by Llewellyn Jewitt from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4670009: Purple-coloured indigo tree, Indigofera violacea, coronilla-leaved swainsonia, Swainsonia coronillaefolia, crimson glory pea, Clianthus puniceus, Mr. Loudon's adesmia, Adesmia loudonia, scarlet kennedya, Kennedya coccinea, and large-keeled physolobium, Physolobium carinatum. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden or Ornamental Greenhouse Plants. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4670092: Organ mountains escallonia, Escallonia organensis, blue flowered Japanese hydrangea, Hydrangea japonica caerulea, and fragrant luculia, Luculia gratissima. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden or Ornamental Greenhouse Plants. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4670098: Asiatic torenia, Torenia asiatica, Dr. Lindley's buddlea, Buddlea lindleyana, clammy anthocercis, Anthocercis viscosa, twining rhodochiton, Rhodochiton volubile, lycium-like solanum lycioides, orange-flowered cestrum, Cestrum aurantiacum, and many-flowered chaenum Chaenostoma polyanthum. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden or Ornamental Greenhouse Plants. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4670172: Large-flowered epimedium Epimedium macranthum, altaiac lion's leaf, Leontice altaica, two-leaved jeffersonia, Jeffersonia diphylla, and cymosis diphylleia, Diphylleia cymosa. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, William S. Orr, London, 1849. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4669647: Foreign levee in the Library at Buckingham Palace. Foreign dignitaries in military uniform in a large room with windows onto a garden. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Gilbert from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4671827: Light carriage called a diligence or coupe car for two passengers from the court of Marie Antoinette. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885. The journal of Madame Eloffe, dressmaker and linen-merchant to the Queen and ladies of the court. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4672060: King Henry III Plantagenet (1207-1272), behind him, a falconer, based on representations from Westminster Abbey (England) and royal manuscripts. Lithograph by Charles Martin, engraving by Leopold Martin, published in โโ Costumes civils d'Angleterre depuis la conquete au nos joursโ, 1842, London. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4672172: Men's costume at the time of Henri VII (1457-1509), wearing a short coat with long sleeves on a purdot and high shoes. According to the Harleian manuscript. Lithograph by Charles Martin, engraving by Leopold Martin, published in โโ Costumes civils d'Angleterre depuis la conquete au nos joursโ, 1842, London. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4672192: Man's costume in the time of Richard III (1452-1485), wearing a long sleeve tunic on ecarlate stockings. From a royal manuscript. Lithograph by Charles Martin, engraving by Leopold Martin, published in โโ Costumes civils d'Angleterre depuis la conquete au nos joursโ, 1842, London. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4673320: King Philip IV of France, 1268-1314. He wears a gem encrusted crown, blue robe with ermine collar, cuffs, and hem, black cracows or poulaines, and holds a sceptre. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from โโ French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,โโ Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4673386: Philip V the Tall, King of France, 1292-1322. He wears a full suit of plate armour with gold chainmail, blue cape with gold fleurs de liys lined with ermine. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from โโ French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,โโ Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4673507: Lord in the court of King John II of France, Jean le Bon, 14th century. He wears a robe of red damask with long hood and sleeves, black belt with dagger (misericorde) and document purse. The table is covered in a rich oriental fabric of gold wool. From a miniature in the first volume of Froissart's โโ Chronicles,โโ manuscript 830, Royal Library. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from โโ French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,โโ Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4673580: Charles V, the Wise, King of France, 1338-1380. He wears a crown, blue simar with gold fleurs de liys, lined with ermine, and red shoes. From a miniature in a manuscript of Froissart's Chronicles. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from โโ French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,โโ Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4673612: Jean de Vaudetar, chamberlain to King Charles V, 14th century. He wears a simple white buttoned tunic and stockings, with dagger and keys hanging from his belt. From the Gaignieres collection. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from โโ French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,โโ Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4673616: Military costume of a Norman soldier (or Saxon), 12th century, from a manuscript in England. He wears a tunic with sleeves, stockings, shoes, and is armed with a lance, buckler (shield), sword and helmet. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from โโ French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,โโ Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images